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Today’s post comes from Balance Gym owner and personal trainer Graham King as he shares with us his experience about making the 100-mile bike ride to Dewey Beach in support of Autism Speaks with Bike to the Beach. It’s Friday, 2:30 a.m. and my alarm is going off.  Having seemingly just gone to bed, this [...]

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It’s probably no surprise to our Balance Gym readers that the combination of drinking, smoking, inactivity and poor eating can have some negative effects on your body. But the big news is how bad it can be — it can take 12 years off your life! A recent study from the Archives of Internal Medicine [...]

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Some of you may remember the spunky, blond, teen-daredevil Aimee Fuller that interned at Balance a few years back. You may remember her as the girl that could not only jump up onto a Swiss Ball, but jump from Swiss ball to Swiss Ball! Soon after Amiee finished her work experience at Balance, she left [...]

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Awww Valentine’s Day. Are you celebrating spending the day on the couch, with your favorite someone and a box of chocolates? You’re probably not the only one. Bob Harper, celebrity trainer best known for his work on The Biggest Loser, recently told the press that it’s your relationships that can effect your lifestyle the most. [...]

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Not necessarily.  Washington Post blogger, Jennifer LaRue Huget, recently posed the question “Is it possible to incorporate cocktails into a healthy lifestyle?” in her  “Eat, Drink and Be Healthy” column. To find the answer, Huget turned to someone who is not only passionate about fitness, but also values his social life outside the gym — [...]

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First off, we’d like to thank everyone who came out Dec. 12th to the Thomas Circle Holiday Open House and Party, celebrating our new partnership with SomaFit. It was a great day filled with free classes, demonstrations, drinks, food and fun! If you haven’t had a chance to stop by the new CrossFit Balance studio [...]

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Probably Not. That’s what Mark Crick, owner and trainer at Balance Gym, told the Washington Post Express. “Gaining muscle is probably the hardest thing to do at the gym,” he explains. “It’s easy to put on size, but size isn’t lean muscle.” According to the article, Lautner, who plays Jacob in the latest Twilight series [...]

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By Becky Gaudiose   VentureQuest Adventure Race Background:   Mark Crick and I recently competed in the VentureQuest Adventure Race held at Fountainhead Regional Park in VA on September 20.  It was one of the most physically challenging days of my life, one that left me with bruises, cuts, and sore muscles for days; but [...]

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Blair Morrison is headed to Europe at the end of August to pursue a master’s degree in European History and Civilization at three prestigious universities (Leiden, Sorbonne, and Oxford).  The program also offers additional seminars in Lisbon and Brussels. Blair plans on following the program with a Ph.D to teach at the university level.    We [...]

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Blair, Graham and Mark biked to the beach to benefit Autism Speaks last weekend. Check out pictures and read what Mark had to say about the event below. Balance teamed up with Bike to the Beach this year as a major sponsor to help raise money and awareness for autism. The one-day event is not [...]

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